Cutting table



June 28, 1938. L. 1. LOUVIAUX 2,122,253

CUTTING TABLE Filed Sept. e, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1' LEON l. Louvmux.

June 28, 1938. L. l. LOUVIAUX CUTTING TABLE Filed Sept. e. 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 LEON I. Louwnux.

Patented June 28, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT orne Glass Company, Toledo,

Ohio. a. corporation oi Ohio Application Scptcmber 8,- 1935, Serial No. 39,369

2C1aims.

This invention relates broadly to the art of glass cutting and more particularly to improvements in apparatus for use in the cutting o! fiat sheets or plates.

The principal aim and object of the invention le tle provision ci. an improved form et table for supporting the glass sheets during the cutting operation and by the use of which the cutting cf circular sections or odd shapes from the shoots 1 or plates may be carried out in a rapid, convenient and economicai manner.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of an improved form of cutting table which will greatly facilitate and expedite the brealdng 01 the glass sheets after they have been scored and in such a manner that the liability of scratching the glass incident to such breaklng is reduced to a, minimum if not entirely eliminated. v

Other objecte and advantages of the invention will become more apparent during the course et the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

In the drawings wherein like numerais are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a front view of a cutting table constructed in accordance. with the present inventien, w

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereoi,

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken substantially on line 33 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. i 15 an. enlarged plan view of thecutting table with the cutting means removegi.

5 With reference to the drawings, the cuttlng table herein provided includes geneally a stationary portion or section A and a revolving portion or section B. The stationary table section A comprises a fiat horizontal top la sup- 4o ported by legs II braced in any desired manner.

The top H) is formed with a. relativel large, substantiaily U-shaped opening l2 facing to the front of the table and into which fits 'the fiat horizontal circular top I3 of the revolving table section B. The top I3 of the revolving table section B is positioned slightly above the level of the top It! 01? stationary table section A and this arrangement constitutes a very turc of the invention. The circular top I3 of the revolving table section B is carried at the upper end of a vertical shaft M rotatably mounted in a hollow standard Ili supported upon a suitable tramework I6. Provision is made for moving the revolving table top I3 back and forth in the U-shaped openin'g I2 important feanal movement thereof.

in stationary table top Il] and to this end there is carried upon the upper end of the supporting Iramework l8 3. guide block Il having an undercut groove or channel I8 withln which is slidably received the base plate 19 formed at the lower end et standard I5.

The base plate l9 is provided upon its under surface with spaced bearlngs 20 through which is threaded a horizontal screw 2I carrying at its !orward end a hand wheel 22. The bearings 20 10 are received within an opening 23 which extends longitudinally of the block Il. The screw 2I passes longitudinally through this opening and also loosely through plates 25 and 25 carried at the opposite onde of said black. Fixed upon the 15 screw outwardly of the plates 24 and 25 are collars 24' and 25' respectively whioh, WhiIe permitting rotation et the screw. prevent longitudi- Consequently, upon tuming of the hand wheel 22, the base plate 19 can 10 be moved longitudinally along the screw 2 i thereby causing the top I3 of the revolving table sectien to be moved forwardly or rearwardly within the U-shaped opening I2 in stationary table top Il). 25

Positioned at the rear of the stationary table section A 15 a box or trough 25 which is adapted to receive the waste or culiet out from the glass sheet as will be.more clearly hereinaiter described. 30

In practice, the glass sheet 21 to be ont is laid upon the top I3 of the revolving table section so that the forward edge thereof is substantiaily flush with the front edge of the top III et the stationary table section and the revolving top I3 35 can be moved forward or backward in the U- shaped opning I2 depending upon the size ot glass sheet being out. When the glass sheet.is laid upon the revolving top la, it. oveihangs or overlies the stationary top I0 but does not con- 43 tact therewith due to the fact that the top III 18 positioned slightly below the level of top I3. After the sheet has been properly positioned for cutting, a circular section or any other odd shape may be cut therefrom, and this cutting may 4 be accomplished by the use of any suitable cutting apparatus.

There is iilustrated in the drawings, by way et exemple. the cutting of a circular section or dise from the glass sheet and the cutting means here- 50 in provided for this purpose includes a circular base 28 providd with a vertical stud 2Ii upon which is revoivably mounted a block 30. This block is formed with a horizontal opening through which is inserted a horizontal radius bar 3l 39- cured in proper position by a thumb :zcrew 33 and carrying at its outer end a conventional hand cutter 32. The radius bar 3! can be adjusted longitudinally within the block depending upon the size of disc to be eut.

In cuttlng the glass sheet 21, it is first properly positloned upon the revoiving table top l3 as explained above after which the base 23 of the cutting means 15 placed upon the sheet at approximately the center thereof and the operator, while holding the base from slipping with one hand, swings the cutting toc] 32 with the other hand in a circle upon stud 29 to eflect the sc0ring of the glass.as indicated at 34. After the circular cut 34 has been made, the cuttlng apparatus ls removed and the operator then makes a lateral out 35 to the forward edge of the sheet. The breaking of the sheet to remove the waste or cullet is then efiected by breaklng the glass flrst along the lateral score line 35 and in then exertlng a slight downward pressure on the glass outwardiy of the circular score line 34, while simultaneously revolving the sheet. The waste glass upon breaking away from the sheet will be received and supported upon the stationary table top la and the operator can then push the waste glass rearwardly across the top into the cullet box 26.

Due to the fact that the revolving table top l3 is positioned at a slightly higher level then the stationary table top ICI eliminates the silding of the glass over the table during the breaking thereof as is necessary when using a solid top stationary table and which sliding movementhas heretofore resulted in many fine scratches in the glass. With the improved type of table herein provided, the glass sheet is not moved relative to the table until the cullet has been completely broken away so that li: is impossible for the sheet to be scratched. Among the advantages. to be gained by the use of the statlonary table section in conjuncton with the rotatable table section are that the stationary table section prevents the weight of the cullet from falling and causing chipping of the glass and, 1urther, that it is also useful in discarding the cullet by permittlng the operator to raise the loosened cullet at the front of the table and push it back over the table into the cullet box. It has been found that with this type of cutting table, it is possible for an operator' shapes, diflerent forms of cutting meana may be employed.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be talten as the preierred embodmen't 01' the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subJoined claims.

1 claim:

1. In a cutting table for sheet glass or the like, a stationary section provided with a fiat stationary top havlng a substantially U-shaped opening therein, a revolving section having a fiat rotating top located in said opening. the glass sheet to be cut being supported upon said rotating top and overlying said statlonaw top, and means for moving said rotatihg top backwardiy and forwardly within the substantially U-shaped opening in said stationary top.

2. In a. cutting table for sheet glass or the like. a stationary section provided with a fiat stationtiaily U-shaped opening in said stationary top. 

